Connotation and Denotation Quiz
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Connotation and Denotation are two ways to describe the meanings of ________________
planets
birds
words
sentences
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
An idea or feeling that a word puts off or suggests.
denotation
connotation
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The dictionary definition of a word.
denotation
connotation
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
type of connotation that does not make you feel good or bad, just in the middle
positive connotation
neutral connotation
negative connotation
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Mark was sick of getting a dozen annoying e-mails with jokes from Sally every day. He wrote a sloppy reply letting her know that he wasn't allowed to receive silly e-mails at school.
What does the word "sick" suggest Mark was feeling as it is used in the first sentence of this story?
full
nauseous
fed up with
bored
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting.
What does the word scalding suggest about the water in the sentence above?
icy cold
room temperature
painfully hot
pretty warm
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Buster was a puny dog. He couldn't even scare the cat that lived next door.
What is the dictionary meaning of the word puny in the sentence above?
small
large
loud
heavy
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
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